NASSAU-Three men who took the law into their own hands were sentenced to fines and probation.
Travis Newman, Stephen Greenslade and Terran Tinker sprung into action after a 13-year-old girl claimed Ramon Newbold made a pass at her on July 13.
The men lured Newbold, a technician, from his home under the guise that they wanted him to repair a computer.
When he arrived, they tied him up and tased him. When the taser went dead, the men burned Newbold about the body with a clothing iron.
The men pleaded guilty to causing grievous harm on arraignment.
Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans fined them each $1,000 or one year in prison. She also placed them on probation for one year.
If they violate probation, they will each have to pay a $5,000 fine to avoid spending one year in prison.
However, police did not charge Newbold with a sex crime against the teen. Instead, they charged him with threats of death.
Prosecutors alleged that he threatened to kill the 13-year-old girl.
Newbold denied the charge and was remanded to prison pending his trial, which begins on September 28.
Newbold will remain in prison unless he gets bail from the Supreme Court.
